Ulf Sigfrid "Uffe" Larsson (1 July 1956 – 28 September 2009) was a
Swedish
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actor, revue artist, comedian and stage director.
Ulf Larsson was born in
Bromma
Bromma () is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of Bromma Parish and Västerled Parish. The fourth largest airport in Sweden and the th ...
, Stockholm, in 1956. In the early 1980s, he appeared in numerous television shows and stage productions. In the 1980s he also became well known by children in the ''Bröderna Olsson'' ("Olsson brothers"), and in ''Kusiner i kubik'' ("cousins cubed"), and told stories in ''Pratmakarna'' ("the talkers"). His real breakthrough, however, came as he hosted the popular entertainment-show ''Söndagsöppet'' ("open on Sunday").
Ulf Larsson also participated in stage productions such as ''
Charley's Aunt'' at the ''
Intiman'' Theatre in Stockholm. He produced most of his own material and also wrote a novel, ''Kvartingen som sprängdes'', where he describes his personal abuse of alcohol. Larsson died from an
aortic aneurysm
An aortic aneurysm is an enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal size. They usually cause no symptoms except when ruptured. Occasionally, there may be abdominal, back, or leg pain. The prevalence of abdominal aortic ...
in his residence in
Solna in 2009.
Låg död i hallen
, Aftonbladet, 29 September 2009.
References
1956 births
2009 deaths
Deaths from aortic aneurysm
Swedish male stage actors
Swedish male television actors
Swedish male writers
Swedish male comedians
20th-century Swedish comedians
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